Superfood ingredient start-up Rheal has officially become a certified B Corp company.
Founded in 2017, Rheal specialises in the manufacturing of bespoke health ingredients to boost immunity, gut health, energy levels and female health.
In a LinkedIn post, the company wrote: “As a business, we have always been committed to supporting the health of our consumers and the planet. From our ethical sourcing of organic produce to our extensive charitable giving.”
B Corp Certification is a designation that a business is meeting high standards of verified performance, accountability, and transparency on factors from employee benefits and charitable giving to supply chain practices and input materials. In order to achieve certification, a company must:
- Demonstrate high social and environmental performance by achieving a B Impact Assessment score of 80 or above and passing our risk review. Multinational corporations must also meet baseline requirement standards.
- Make a legal commitment by changing their corporate governance structure to be accountable to all stakeholders, not just shareholders, and achieve benefit corporation status if available in their jurisdiction.
- Exhibit transparency by allowing information about their performance measured against B Lab’s standards to be publicly available on their B Corp profile on B Lab’s website.
The post continued: “Becoming a certified B Corp means we’ve been given the recognition we deserve and we’re incredibly proud to be using our business as a force for good. Every decision and step forward we make as a business, will always consider the impact we will have on the planet, our customers, our wildlife and our ecosystems. Ultimately supporting our mission as a brand, to help more people live healthier & happier.”